Nonrefluxing central venous catheters in children.
A central venous catheter occasionally is necessary in infants to maintain adequate nutritional support. Our experience shows that routine dressing changes are not necessary. Clinical studies of a slit-valve central venous catheter in which intraluminal thrombosis is eliminated are described. The combination of minimal dressing manipulation, adequate dressing protection, and the nonrefluxing slit-valve catheter have markedly reduced sepsis rates.
D000367:Age Factors; D001458:Bandages; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation*